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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Introduction The Urgent Need for Wartime Labour From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men View James Lorimer and Company	A short history about why the British and French began to recruit Chinese labourers and formed the Chinese Labour Corps, and the role Canada and Harry Livingstone played in this history. (Chapter …	Dan Black	27	2019	$2.70 Add
From Introduction From: The Culture of Nature View Between The Lines	The author notes that the book is inspired by two events – a trip to Disney World and the Oka protests outside Montreal – and that he has written a cultural history of nature in North …	Alexander Wilson	11	2019	$1.10 Add
From Introduction From: Women and Work View Between The Lines	The author notes that the book is about how feminists have understood women’s work, then provides a short examination of feminist theories of labour: equality, critical equality, and social …	Susan Ferguson	9	2020	$0.90 Add
From Introduction From: The Canadian Labour Movement View James Lorimer and Company	Author Craig Heron introduces the reader to the broad outlines of economic and social development in Canada that helped to shape the Canadian labour movement since the mid-nineteenth century. It …	Charles Smith; Craig Heron	14	2020	$1.40 Add
From Introduction From: Winnipeg 1919 View James Lorimer and Company	Norman Penner provides a brief summary of the events of the strike and subsequent legal action and provides context for the documents that make up the text, as well as a disussion of the role …	Norman Penner	16	2019	$1.60 Add
From Introduction From: The Hope that Remains View Véhicule Press	The author explains the commonalities within the stories of the survivors and how these themes can teach all of us how to live a better, more hopeful life.	Christine Magill	2	2019	$0.20 Add
From Introduction From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment in the Second World War View James Lorimer and Company	The introduction provides a brief summary of the history of Italian immigrants in Canada and internment during the Second world War and outlines the goals of the book.	Jean Smith Cavaluzzo; Pamela Hickman	3	2012	$0.30 Add
From Introduction A Few Acres of Snow From: The Fall of New France View James Lorimer and Company	Sets up the background information to really understand the fall of new france through looking at The New World, King William’s War 1689-1697, Queen Anne’s War 1701-1713, King …	Ronald J. Dale	8	2004	$0.80 Add
From Introduction From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Komagata Maru View James Lorimer and Company	The introduction provides a brief summary of the material covered in the book, introduces some of the individuals whose stories are told in the book and outlines the goals of the book.	Pamela Hickman	3	2014	$0.30 Add
From Introduction From: The Invisibles View Breakwater Books	In the introduction, Candow provides a brief overview of the involvement of the British military in Newfoundland throughout the 19th century.	James E. Candow	5	2019	$0.50 Add
From Introduction The Girl in the Green Dress From: Pay No Heed to the Rockets View Goose Lane Editions	The introduction describes the experience of the author as he crosses the border into Palestine.	Marcello Di Cintio	6	2018	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Introduction Laying the Foundation for the Black Experience in Canada From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick View Formac Publishing	In the Introduction, Davidson outlines the arrival of the Black Loyalists in Canada and describes the experience they would have had upon arrival.	Stephen Davidson	12	2020	$1.20 Add
From Introduction From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Chinese Head Tax View James Lorimer and Company	The introduction provides a brief summary of the material covered in the book, introduces some of the individuals whose stories are told in the book and outlines the goals of the book.	Arlene Chan	3	2014	$0.30 Add
From Introduction From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools View James Lorimer and Company	The introduction provides a brief overview of the importance of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and outlines the goals of the book.	Melanie Florence	1	2016	$0.10 Add
From Introduction From: The Beothuk View Breakwater Books	The introduction provides an overview of the sequence of information that is presented in the book and the author’s goals	Ingeborg Marshall	1	2009	$0.10 Add
From NEW! Introduction Becoming Cool: Canada in the 1960s From: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Year Canada Was Cool View James Lorimer and Company	The introduction sets the stage by exploring the Canadian cultural landscape of the 1960’s, the impact of the Centennial, Expo ‘67, and the election of Pierre Trudeau as prime minister.	Greg Marquis	13	2020	$1.30 Add